The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-23
DEArn,s DolNas.
Nr. John d. Mccrsa PAsSes Peacefully
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Nr. john b. MecreA PAsOes Peacefully
Aw-y.
John B. MeCTea, for IOrg years the
| leading undertaken and fuIniture dealer
| Of Canton, died at bis residence on North
| Walnut street., ut 80 O'clock thia morn
| ing aged 81 years Md am0nths.
Mr. McOreasa death had been expected,
for he had been failing rapidly OF late.
| He had spent the winter 10 EiOfidR, at
ltended BY hIs faithful daughter, with
the hope nf recovery, and thought he
had b. en ben ehtted, klt after returning
home some two months ago, relapse
came and eO0u IL ae seen the end Was
approaching. All that c0Uld be- done by
devoted attention and aRecti0n was
done.
The funeral will take place on Friday
morning at $50 o'clock with services at
81. Johns Catholic church. Doubtless
the funeral will be largely attended, for
known In Canton and vicinity than the
1 deceased. gN r rg
Dsccase was the youngest Of eleven
children Of whom six surViVe, Two
brothers and fOur sisters, ell living at
or near Bptler, Pa. Mis- Mary AcCrea,
an unmarried sister is now at the resi-
dence. Mr.. McCrea leaves his wife and
three sons ana TWO daughters, Que sou
| and one daughter being unmarried. He
also Le AVes three graz dchildraD.
Mr. McCres was born In 1926 In West
moreland county, Pennsylvania, but at
| ter eight was q resident OF Armstrong
county, where he remained until the
| age Of nineteen, when he went to Pltt8.
buTgh to learn cabinet making, remain
l Ing there about i've years, when, having
married, he removed 10 Cincinnati
Less than two yeats after, he settled In
| Hanover, COlumbianR county, e.
1 gagIng In the furniture and
undertaking business. Hanover
Al that time was q better business point
than CaatOl. being on the SauCy 4
Beaver canal. Ia course OF time. how
| ever, all this changed, and after regId.
| log 10 Hanover nineteen years, be trans.
1 feTTed his business TO Canton ln 1868
l MI. McCreR soon bec5me popular as q
/ business man In Canton and as an IN,
l dertsker remarkably so, soon having
the h9ld to hlmselt. BIS career as nm.
| deTtaker was indeed remarkable. Dur
L lug MS Dunkuono UhEoos ia OoubOu He
| had 5000 interInents, and prior to that,
At Hanover, had about 1900, making
over six thousand In all.
Az an undertaken he was ever R't0n-
tive and delicate in his ways and maR-
lgement, omittiDg nothing calculated
80 sssuage grle' and satisfy friends. He
has had as high as I've funerals In one
day, and several times bRs had four In
one day. He was aIways the amiRble
gentleman and amRn OF great good
sense. tsa
The illness Of Mr.. McCTea dates back
near two years, and was attended with
| many ups and downs. When the end at
last came II was peaceful, and at no
no time was he troubled or without
hope. Near to the very last be could at
transient moments recognize friends,
and at times would make pleasant re.
mark. A day or two before ths emo he
spoke to his "Old friend Keith" eayiDg,
we shall meet In heaven"
Few men In Canton were better
known to citizsns generally than John
B. McCrea; and few men could have
been taken swsy who will be- more
| miesed and regretted,